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AnnouncementHello and welcome! Please have a look around and ask me any questions. You'll find I'm much more attentive to individual customer service than to the latest Etsy promotion or sales event. (I just can't keep up!)

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Last updated on Mar 23, 2018

Hello and welcome! Please have a look around and ask me any questions. You'll find I'm much more attentive to individual customer service than to the latest Etsy promotion or sales event. (I just can't keep up!)

I LOVE THEM! I didn't expect them to be so small, for some reason I thought they would be longer. But these are perfect! It will fit inside any size wallet or even just a pocket if you need it as a quick reference!!!

About

For the 2016 Useful Calendar, I researched and made watercolor illustrations of 12 wild bees from around the world.

I often get inspiration and ideas from my garden.

2018 brings us the year of the dog, so I featured 12 watercolors of dogs, one for each month. This is the July dog.

I include a free mini notebook with each order. The design changes a few times each year.

I store my supplies in plastic bags and finished items in covered containers to keep them free of dust and fur.

I make cards, zines, calendars and other paper things that I hope are useful, amusing, and informative

I am inspired by a love of nature, art and functional design, coupled with a wide-ranging curiosity, and a zeal to share what I find fascinating, beautiful, useful, and valuable. To me, that means crafting things that people can use to do ordinary things better and with more joy, while helping them to understand and appreciate one another and the natural world a little bit more.

I also like figuring things out, and working with paper and other book arts materials and methods to design useful things that delight. I make a calendar that is filled with tidbits of information about many cultures; designed a notebook with numbered pages and a fill-in-the-blanks table of contents; and created some amusing and informative chapbooks and zines. Many of my notecards have a bit of natural history or folklore on the back about the animal or flower featured on the front.

I try to infuse my work with the joy and playfulness that I feel when researching, designing, and creating them. I hope you will find something here that meets a need, makes you smile, tickles your curiosity, answers a question—or raises one!

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I'm 61, married, with two wonderful adult children and one delightful grandson, living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with my husband and three cats. I'm a gardener, crafter, artist, writer, and idler.

Shop policies

Last updated onSeptember 1, 2017

Hello! Please look over my shop policies so you know what to expect. I want all my customers to be happy, so please contact me right away if you are not pleased with your purchase and I will try my best to take care of it for you.

Accepted payment methods

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giftcardAccepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits

Returns and exchanges

I gladly accept returns, exchanges, and cancellations

Contact me within: 14 days of delivery

Ship items back within: 30 days of delivery

Request a cancellation within: 1 hour of purchase

The following items can't be returned or exchanged

Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:

Custom or personalized orders

Digital downloads

Questions about your order?

Please if you have any problems with your order.

Returns and exchange details

Please contact me right away if you are unhappy with your purchase. I will do my best to resolve your issue quickly, including sending a replacement or issuing a refund if appropriate. If you've simply changed your mind and no longer want the item, contact me within 14 days of receiving it to let me know you are returning it, and once I receive it, I will refund your purchase price.

Payment

I can accept any of the major credit cards or PayPal through Etsy.

Shipping

I ship most items in one to three days, except Sundays and holidays. Custom items may take longer, especially if I'm waiting for replies to my messages. I can speed up my process if you need something in a hurry, so please ask if this is so. If you select Priority Mail (for US addresses), I will assume you are in a hurry and try to get your order out within a day.

I ship via first class mail for most things, and will use Priority Mail for US addresses when selected at checkout or when combined shipping charges cover the cost of Priority Mail. I'll refund excess shipping charges if the actual shipping and handling cost is less, which can sometimes happen when you buy several items (I do try to allow for that in the way that I set the charges).

If you live in Minneapolis/St. Paul and would like to arrange to pick up your order, please use coupon code LOCALPICKUP to waive the shipping charge and I'll contact you to arrange a pick-up time. I can also refund shipping if you didn't use the code. I live in South Minneapolis's Longfellow neighborhood.

SHIPPING TO OUTSIDE THE US: I use first class international mail, which comes with tracking in some countries. I do expect buyers to take care of any local taxes and customs fees on their end, and I do not know what those might be.

You may find the following websites helpful in estimating import duty, customs fees, and VAT costs:

I do not do custom drawings or pet portraits, sorry! Neither can I alter an existing drawing.

Wholesale availability

I offer quantity discounts on cards (which are $4 per single card) through existing listings of 5 cards for $15 and 10 cards for $20. Since the 10-card deal is already marked down to half price, that is the same as wholesale and available to all customers. Some other items are available for wholesale (quantity discounts). Please ask if interested.